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Following a firestorm of negative feedback, CNN hastily deleted from its website late Wednesday virtually all mention of a study about the effect hormones have on women’s political preferences.

“A post previously published in this space regarding a study about how hormones may influence voting choices has been removed,” a message posted on the website at 8:15 p.m. read. “After further review it was determined that some elements of the story did not meet the editorial standards of CNN. We thank you for your comments and feedback.”

duchessladygeek
Seriously? Like hormones don't drive men's votes – and all war has been completely rational?
Newflash CNN – no human is hormone free, and frankly, I don't think estrogen is causing the most damage here...just sayin'

How about male hormones? Does testosterone affect votes for warmongering candidates? Then why do so many males vote Democrat?

Seriously, folks, we vote on core principles and beliefs. If you're a practicing Catholic abortion is important to you. If you come from a military family, supporting the troops is important to you. If you are an inner city minority, improving your condition is important to you: what you see as improvement may differ and that has to do with what your parents taught you. If your parents worked, you don't believe that food stamps will liberate you.

It's not fucking hormones and I think Time Warner Cable (CNN's parent company) just hates women.

How about male hormones? Does testosterone affect votes for warmongering candidates? Then why do so many males vote Democrat?

Seriously, folks, we vote on core principles and beliefs. If you're a practicing Catholic abortion is important to you. If you come from a military family, supporting the troops is important to you. If you are an inner city minority, improving your condition is important to you: what you see as improvement may differ and that has to do with what your parents taught you. If your parents worked, you don't believe that food stamps will liberate you.

It's not fucking hormones and I think Time Warner Cable (CNN's parent company) just hates women.

I might disagree with you on politics, but I am also insulted that any media outlet would assume that I vote a certain way because of hormones.

Following a firestorm of negative feedback, CNN hastily deleted from its website late Wednesday virtually all mention of a study about the effect hormones have on women’s political preferences.

“A post previously published in this space regarding a study about how hormones may influence voting choices has been removed,” a message posted on the website at 8:15 p.m. read. “After further review it was determined that some elements of the story did not meet the editorial standards of CNN. We thank you for your comments and feedback.”

The study, authored by researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio, used an “Internet survey of 275 women who were not taking hormonal contraception and had regular menstrual cycles” to mine its data.

The results showed that ovulating single women tend to support President Barack Obama because, in the words of lead researcher Kristina Durante, they feel “sexier.”